CULTURE
Issue #238
2 May 2021
The Basecamp story is really moving too fast to be summarised in a sensible way so here is a timeline which might help you unpack it.
- Basecamp announce company is politics free zone
- Online backlash ensues
- Online support arrives, prominently by Brian Armstrong CEO of Coinbase, who made a similar statement, to similar furore, earlier this year
- ‘There might be more to it’ exposé here
- Backlash gathers pace as 30%+ employees (of a 60 person company) accept pay out offers to leave if they are not happy with the new policy
Discussion also taking place in the brainfood community, here. H/T to brainfooder Mitasha Singh for the share in the fb group